Is Wayland a boy or girl name?
Wayland is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 39 boys were named Wayland, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,159 US babies named Wayland were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,143
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Wayland since 1884
- 4,159
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 64 babies
Boys and girls named Wayland, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 311 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 482 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 462 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 479 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 395 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 390 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 433 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 264 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 208 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 157 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 309 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 228 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39 | #3,143 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 64 | #2,241 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 47 | #2,786 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 50 | #2,618 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,803 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,732 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 47 | #2,668 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,433 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,932 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,020 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,363 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 14 | #6,224 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,799 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,928 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #7,063 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,911 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,741 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,481 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,668 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,613 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,407 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,867 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,612 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,425 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,562 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 18 | #4,155 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 18 | #4,009 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,444 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,103 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 16 | #4,044 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,944 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,361 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,994 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,162 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,355 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,342 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,719 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,356 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,424 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,840 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,269 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 35 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,135 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 39 | #1,568 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 32 | #1,788 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 46 | #1,355 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 41 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 38 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 49 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 49 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 36 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 50 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 49 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 51 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 33 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 44 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 29 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 30 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 44 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 38 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 43 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 34 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 44 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 36 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 51 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 30 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 31 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 49 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 44 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,345 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 59 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 32 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 42 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 57 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 55 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 42 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 31 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 34 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 52 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 59 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 50 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 57 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 46 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 53 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 47 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 47 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 48 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 52 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 46 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 43 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 42 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 38 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 41 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 51 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 44 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 53 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 59 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 57 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 44 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 54 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 40 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 39 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 43 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 42 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 37 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 33 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 34 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 37 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 34 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 32 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wayland reached #782 in 1912. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Wayland
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.